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2019-07-15 14:35:03 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| 1) SHEET A 100 - THE OCCUPANCY IS INDICATED AS |
| MERCANTILE AND STORAGE; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INDICATED AS |
| MIXED, SEPARATED OR NON-SEPARATED. |
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| PER NFPA 101, CH 6 OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION |
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| 6.1.14.2.1 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY. A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE |
| IN WHICH TWO |
| OR MORE CLASSES OF OCCUPANCY EXIST. |
| 6.1.14.2.2 MIXED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY WHERE |
| THE |
| OCCUPANCIES ARE INTERMINGLED. |
| 6.1.14.2.3 SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY |
| WHERE THE |
| OCCUPANCIES ARE SEPARATED BY FIRE RESISTANCE?RATED |
| ASSEMBLIES. |
| 6.1.14.3 MIXED OCCUPANCIES. |
| 6.1.14.3.1 EACH PORTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE |
| CLASSIFIED AS TO ITS USE IN |
| ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.1. |
| 6.1.14.3.2* THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST |
| RESTRICTIVE |
| REQUIREMENTS OF THE OCCUPANCIES INVOLVED, UNLESS |
| SEPARATE SAFEGUARDS |
| ARE APPROVED. |
| 6.1.14.4 SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES. (SEE ALSO 6.1.14.1.2.) |
| 6.1.14.4.1 WHERE SEPARATED OCCUPANCIES ARE PROVIDED, |
| EACH PART OF THE |
| BUILDING COMPRISING A DISTINCT OCCUPANCY, AS DESCRIBED |
| IN THIS CHAPTER, |
| SHALL BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM OTHER OCCUPANCIES BY |
| FIRE-RESISTIVE |
| ASSEMBLIES, AS SPECIFIED IN 6.1.14.4.2, 6.1.14.4.3, |
| TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(A), |
| AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B), UNLESS SEPARATION IS PROVIDED |
| BY APPROVED |
| EXISTING SEPARATIONS OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY |
| 6.1.14.4.6. |
| 6.1.14.4.2 OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS |
| 3-HOUR FIRE |
| RESISTANCE?RATED, 2-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE?RATED, OR |
| 1-HOUR FIRE |
| RESISTANCE?RATED AND SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| CHAPTER 8. |
| 6.1.14.4.3 THE MINIMUM FIRE RESISTANCE RATING SPECIFIED |
| IN TABLE |
| 6.1.14.4.1(A) AND TABLE 6.1.14.4.1(B) SHALL BE |
| PERMITTED TO BE |
| REDUCED BY 1 HOUR, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL IT BE REDUCED |
| TO LESS THAN 1 |
| HOUR, WHERE THE BUILDING IS PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN |
| APPROVED |
| AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| 9.7.1.1(1) AND |
| SUPERVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.7.2, UNLESS PROHIBITED |
| BY THE |
| DOUBLE-DAGGER FOOTNOTE ENTRIES IN THE TABLES. |
| 6.1.14.4.4 OCCUPANCY SEPARATIONS SHALL BE VERTICAL, |
| HORIZONTAL, OR |
| BOTH OR, WHEN NECESSARY, OF SUCH OTHER FORM AS REQUIRED |
| TO PROVIDE |
| COMPLETE SEPARATION BETWEEN OCCUPANCY DIVISIONS IN THE |
| BUILDING. |
| 6.1.14.4.5* EACH SEPARATED PORTION OF THE BUILDING |
| SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OCCUPANCY THEREIN. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION PER THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 2) SHEET A 100 - THERE APPEARS TO BE A SEPARATION WALL |
| BETWEEN THE MERCANTILE AND WAREHOUSE/STORAGE. |
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| THERE IS NO FIRE RATING OF THE EXISTING WALL. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE THIS FIRE RATING PER # 1 ABOVE OR |
| JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC DETAIL AND CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 3) SHEET A 101 - DOOR 130 IS INDICATED WITHIN THE |
| SEPARATION WALL; BUT THE DOOR SCHEDULE ON SHEET A 103 |
| INDICATES A 1 HOUR FIRE RATED DOOR. |
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| THE REQUIRED SEPARATION PER # 1 ABOVE IS 2 HOUR. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC |
| DETAIL AND CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 4) SHEET A 101 - THE SMALL STORAGE ROOM HAS A WALL |
| IN-FILL SEPARATING IT FORM THE WAREHOUSE WITH A C |
| CALL-OUT. SHEET A 103 INDICATED THE C CALL-OUT AS 1 |
| HOUR. |
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| THE REQUIRED SEPARATION PER # 1 ABOVE IS 2 HOUR. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR JUSTIFY WITH SPECIFIC |
| DETAIL AND CODE REFERENCES. |
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| 5) SHEET A 103 - THE IS NO DOOR EXIT HARDWARE INDICATED |
| ON THE DOOR SCHEDULE. |
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| PLEASE PROVIDE EXIT DOOR HARDWARE PER NFPA 101, CH 7, |
| MEANS OF EGRESS. |
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| 7.2.1.5 LOCKS, LATCHES, AND ALARM DEVICES. |
| 7.2.1.5.1 DOOR LEAVES SHALL BE ARRANGED TO BE OPENED |
| READILY FROM |
| THE EGRESS SIDE WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED. |
| 7.2.1.5.2* THE REQUIREMENT OF 7.2.1.5.1 SHALL NOT APPLY |
| TO DOOR |
| LEAVES OF LISTED FIRE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AFTER EXPOSURE TO |
| ELEVATED |
| TEMPERATURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING, BASED ON |
| LABORATORY |
| FIRE TEST PROCEDURES. |
| 7.2.1.5.3 LOCKS, IF PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE |
| OF A KEY, A |
| TOOL, OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM |
| THE EGRESS |
| SIDE. |
| 7.2.1.5.4 THE REQUIREMENTS OF 7.2.1.5.1 AND 7.2.1.5.3 |
| SHALL NOT |
| APPLY WHERE OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN CHAPTERS 18 THROUGH |
| 23. |
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| 7.2.1.5.10* A LATCH OR OTHER FASTENING DEVICE ON A DOOR |
| LEAF SHALL |
| BE PROVIDED WITH A RELEASING DEVICE THAT HAS AN OBVIOUS |
| METHOD OF |
| OPERATION AND THAT IS READILY OPERATED UNDER ALL |
| LIGHTING CONDITIONS. |
| 7.2.1.5.10.1 THE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR ANY LATCH |
| SHALL BE |
| LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| (1) NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. (865 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| FLOOR FOR |
| OTHER THAN EXISTING INSTALLATIONS |
| (2) NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM) ABOVE THE FINISHED |
| FLOOR |
| 7.2.1.5.10.2 THE RELEASING MECHANISM SHALL OPEN THE |
| DOOR LEAF |
| WITH NOT MORE THAN ONE RELEASING OPERATION, UNLESS |
| OTHERWISE |
| SPECIFIED IN 7.2.1.5.10.3, 7.2.1.5.10.4, OR |
| 7.2.1.5.10.6. |
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| PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS. |
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| 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| ABOVE. |
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| 7) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| PETER LEDUC |
| FIRE MARSHAL |
| 561-804-4709 |
| [email protected] |
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